The book 'A Reliable Wife' is a slice of American history. It takes a part of American history and tells a story about the purchase of a wife by a Wisconsin businessman. The research of that would have been really interesting. Patti LuPone americanbookbusinessman share on social
Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other such event in Western history. Madison Smartt Bell africancreateeuropean Change image and share on social
I've always really, really wanted to go to Egypt and go inside some pyramids and just hang out there. I don't know why. I don't like hot weather, and I don't like the desert, but something about the pyramid and the mummies and all their history there, I'd love to go check it out. Jean-Luc Bilodeau checkdesertegypt share on social
I think training in comedy, as it were, a history writing comedy, is a powerful tool for anyone. Steven Moffat comedyhistorypowerful Change image and share on social
Iraq has a tremendous amount of history. Scott Ritter amounthistoryiraq Change image and share on social
I was worried about being the nut that ruined 40 years of Bond history. Rick Yune bondhistorynut Change image and share on social
I was among the people in the Superdome. I knew what was going on every minute. I did not have air conditioning nor shower facilities. I made decisions based upon facts and not what I thought was going to happen. So history will judge me based upon those actions. Ray Nagin actionairbase share on social
How could they call him wacko? He's sold more records than anybody in history. Joseph Jackson callhistoryrecord Change image and share on social
The premise for me has always been that it's vulnerable people who do violent things. And the more vulnerable they feel, often, the more violent they are. But I think, you know, that's an idea that comes from history, from classical theater, for me. Liev Schreiber classicalfeelhistory share on social
The science-fictional motif of lethal, infectious information - bad memes - is a fascinating one, with an extended history. One of the earliest instances is Robert W. Chambers's 'The King in Yellow' from 1895. Chambers's conceit is a malevolent play: read beyond Act II, and you go mad. Paul Di Filippo actbadchamber share on social